diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 58133f1581fa9b47f9b70c23f957e1f58801f3fc..4b6748053ffe0e8eefab832882089bdec590634e 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
     award_emoji_supported? && contains_emoji_only?
   end
 
+  def emoji_awardable?
+    !system?
+  end
+
   def clear_blank_line_code!
     self.line_code = nil if self.line_code.blank?
   end